Thiel’s off-shore city-state, to be build off the coast of
Tahiti, will feature homes, hotels, restaurants, offices and other facilities
up to three storeys high. (Blue Frontiers)

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Thiel’s off-shore city-state, to be build off the coast of Tahiti, will feature homes, hotels, restaurants, offices and other facilities up to three storeys high. (Blue Frontiers)

An estimated 250 to 300 people are expected to call the
as-yet-unnamed island home. (Blue Frontiers)

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An estimated 250 to 300 people are expected to call the as-yet-unnamed island home. (Blue Frontiers)

The island’s design is Polynesian inspired, constructed in
the shape of a fish hook – a tool associated with demigod Maui. (Blue Frontiers)

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The island’s design is Polynesian inspired, constructed in the shape of a fish hook – a tool associated with demigod Maui. (Blue Frontiers)

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It will be built with the support of not-for-profit Seasteading Institute, an organisation dedicated to liberating “humanity from politicians”. This is a design for another proposed floating city. (Blue Frontiers)

The floating islands will be administered by a
separate start-up, Blue Frontiers. (Blue Frontiers)

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The floating islands will be administered by a separate start-up, Blue Frontiers. (Blue Frontiers)

The first floating city is expected to be complete by 2020. (Blue Frontiers)

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The first floating city is expected to be complete by 2020. (Blue Frontiers)